Author: John Oskin

OEE BenchmarksWhat better way to start the new year than to lead off with a set of manufacturing performance benchmarks.Today's manufacturers place the highest level of importance on the quest for operational efficiencies. Many manufacturers face only capacity constraints - the more they make, the more...

Static to Real-Time KPIs
Developing a strategy to migrate from static to real-time KPIs is a journey. We have developed a 5 step process to help companies with this endeavor.Identify your KPIsTake an inventory of KPIs across the business and catalog them. The suggestion is to...

The old business adage “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” has been echoed throughout the halls of organizations for years. Many business metrics programs use this adage as a rallying cry. Once an organization determines what to measure, the next step is how to...

According to a recent report by , technology platforms that support real time business intelligence is one of the top strategies and tactics to be deployed by manufacturers. The report, entitled , is based on a survey of management from 460 large global manufacturing organizations.According to...

As we approach holiday shutdowns, it may be a good time to ask some general questions about your supply chain. While we can see much more than 3 questions, here are the three that we have recently seen as top-of-mind by executives:Are we planning or...

We have been involved in several large-scale supply chain visibility projects recently. When we started on these projects, we found an Aberdeen Group Benchmark report from 2006 (!) and felt nostalgic. The industry has been talking about supply chain visibility for 20+ years and we...

Balanced Scorecards and Spreadsheets: The Right Starting Point?
A recent insight by Bain and Company discusses Balanced Scorecards as one kind of management tool. While balanced scorecards have been in use by organizations for years, one trend we see is organizations and executives using balanced scorecards...